No such list of perennial wannabes would be complete without a mention of baseball's Chicago Cubs, who haven't been in the World Series since 1945 and haven't won it in 106 years.

The fact that there have only been 11 horses to pull off the feat in the past 140 years speaks to the challenge. But there are those who believe California Chrome is that rare horse who, with the right breeding, training, and kismet, comes along once in a lifetime.

At Wednesday's post position draw, Chrome took the No. 2 position. That means that on Saturday, Chrome will start one spot from the inside rail, for the mile-and-a-half race – the longest Triple Crown event. Trainer Art Sherman is confident in his horse, leading up to the Belmont.

"I feel better about this race than I have any other race, to be honest with you, just looking at the horse and saying, 'Wow,'" Sherman told NYRA.com. "I see how far he's advanced. I know it'll be tougher going a mile and a half, but this horse is a good horse. I think he's the real McCoy.